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| Reverend Tyler |
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/13...rboarding-fail/
Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban
Today, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, containing a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that establishes one interrogation standard, requiring the intelligence community to abide by the same standards as articulated in the Army Field Manual and banning waterboarding.
Just hours ago, the Senate voted in favor of the bill, 51-45.
Earlier today, ThinkProgress noted that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), a former prisoner of war, has spoken strongly in favor of implementing the Army Field Manual standard. When confronted today with the decision of whether to stick with his conscience or cave to the right wing, McCain chose to ditch his principles and instead vote to preserve waterboarding:
Mr. McCain, a former prisoner of war, has consistently voiced opposition to waterboarding and other methods that critics say is a form torture. But the Republicans, confident of a White House veto, did not mount the challenge. Mr. McCain voted “no” on Wednesday afternoon.
The New York Times Times notes that “the White House has long said Mr. Bush will veto the bill, saying it ‘would prevent the president from taking the lawful actions necessary to protect Americans from attack in wartime.’”
After Bush vetoes the bill, McCain will again be confronted with a vote to either stand with President Bush or stand against torture. He indicated with his vote today where he will come down on that issue.
John McCain: He was against waterboarding before he was for it.
absolutely pathetic. John McCain apparently lost all principle, anything to try and get that conservative base to like him again |
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| MLBoros72s |
McCain was going to lose on lack of charisma and his hyper pro-war position.
Now he'll lose all his "maverick" credentials, appeal to a base that cannot win him an election.
He has to fearmonger beyond even typical Republican levels to achieve success. |
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| Jackie's Career |
Who was the third person waterboarded? I know one of them was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the guy who sawed off Daniel Pearl's head and masterminded the 9/11 attack. And Abu Zubaydah, the guy who plotted the millenium bombing was the other. But who was the third? Anyone know?
( Btw, I say keep waterboarding these jihadi cockroaches. )
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| Reverend Tyler |
Quote: Originally posted by Jackies Career
Who was the third person waterboarded? I know one of them was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the guy who sawed off Daniel Pearl's head and masterminded the 9/11 attack. And Abu Zubaydah, the guy who plotted the millenium bombing was the other. But who was the third? Anyone know?
( Btw, I say keep waterboarding these jihadi cockroaches. ) |
why wasnt Saddam tortured? |
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| zimmie |
Quote: Originally posted by Jackies Career
Who was the third person waterboarded? I know one of them was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the guy who sawed off Daniel Pearl's head and masterminded the 9/11 attack. And Abu Zubaydah, the guy who plotted the millenium bombing was the other. But who was the third? Anyone know?
( Btw, I say keep waterboarding these jihadi cockroaches. ) |
pouring water over the face of someone who sawed off an Americans head and masterminded 9/11 is cruel !!!!
liberals would prefer bubble baths for terrorists and murderers |
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| VacateTheWord |
Speaking of thinkprogress.org, what happened to Ass Boil?
Is he running around knocking on doors for Edwards like those Japanese soldiers found on islands after WW II who didn't realize the war was over? |
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| Jackie's Career |
Quote: Originally posted by Reverend Tyler
why wasnt Saddam tortured? |
Great question. There's no telling how many lives might have been saved if he were.
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| artechba |
| McCain = Bob Dole |
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| VacateTheWord |
Quote: Originally posted by zimmie
pouring water over the face of someone who sawed off an Americans head and masterminded 9/11 is cruel !!!!
liberals would prefer bubble baths for terrorists and murderers |
True.
With all due respect for John McCain, he has been wrong on this issue in the past.
Waterboarding is not "torture."
But I'm glad to see that he has reassessed the situation and realizes that scaring the likes of KSM by using this interrogation technique has saved lives. |
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| NC-Stern-Mark |
Quote: Originally posted by VacateTheWord
Speaking of thinkprogress.org, what happened to Ass Boil?
Is he running around knocking on doors for Edwards like those Japanese soldiers found on islands after WW II who didn't realize the war was over? |
Assboil was Luther's Mult. |
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